Road trip March 5 (that will be our class)! Jim Cummins will be in Chicago on Thursday, March 5 at Connie's Pizza from 3:30 to 6:00 pm. The schedule is: 3:30 to 4:30 Browse materials, appetizers; 4:30 to 5:00 Dr. Jim Cummins presentation "ELL in Your Reading Classroom"; 5:00 to 6:00 Open discussion and Q&A with Dr. Cummins; Pizza and salad. I have rsvped for our class. Connie's Pizza is at 2373 S. Archer Avenue.
For preparation, I'd like you to read http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/converacademlangdisti.html, an article by Jim Cummins, and think about: what is the relationship of BICS to CALPS and, given that relationship, how do activities such as informal discussions, skits, drama, and writing, e.g., journal entries, about fine arts experiences assist students? Please post a response to this question before our class on March 12 above (click Discussion tab above).
Wonderful event to attend for class (and free)
We are taking student teachers to this, and it would you the opportunity to learn more about Facing History, Facing Ourselves. Email to make a reservation if you can attend--I promise we will not get kicked out of this one! And it will be excellent. Facing History:
Sonia Nazario in Conversation with Alex Kotlowitz
Enrique's Journey
The book Enrique's Journey is Nazario's riveting story of one Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. Nazario and Chicago's own Kotlowitz will discuss why story and narrative are so important in understanding immigration issues.
Facing History and Ourselves is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping educators and students engage in a study of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide to consider the connections between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.
Wednesday, March 25 at 5:30 pm
Whitney Young Magnet High School
211 S. Laflin Street, Chicago RSVP:www.facinghistory.org/ chicagoevents Free admission, reservations required
House on Mango Street after-school Workshop
April 15th, 4:30-7:00pm
Bucktown/Wicker Park Branch Chicago Public Library RSVP online
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Facing History and Ourselves in partnership with the Chicago Public Library bring you an exploration of Sandra Cisneros' Chicago classic, House on Mango Street. In this after-school workshop, we will explore the way that identity, belonging and human behavior impact the main character's life, judgement, memory and willingness to participate in her community.
This workshop follows Sandra Cisneros' April 14th evening appearance at the Harold Washington Library - if you're interested in attending her talk please email program assistant Naomi Kane at naomi_kane@facing.org. RSVP online
April 2 Collaborative Writing. Using GoogleDocs, we will be creating and editing an entry for the Bilingual Education Program newsletter, sharing the various teacher workshops and other events we have been attending and highlighting the many fine arts opportunities for Chicago area pre- and in-service teachers.
Syllabus
Grade Rubric
Essays
Agenda Jan 22
Maxine Greene, "Art Worlds in Schools"
Agenda Jan 29
Agenda Feb 12
Event Rubric
Agenda Feb 19
Chicago Shakespeare directions and parking
Optional: Riva for a bite to eat beforehand, 4:30
Not optional: meet me at the Box Office area for tickets at 6:45
Road trip March 5 (that will be our class)! Jim Cummins will be in Chicago on Thursday, March 5 at Connie's Pizza from 3:30 to 6:00 pm. The schedule is: 3:30 to 4:30 Browse materials, appetizers; 4:30 to 5:00 Dr. Jim Cummins presentation "ELL in Your Reading Classroom"; 5:00 to 6:00 Open discussion and Q&A with Dr. Cummins; Pizza and salad. I have rsvped for our class. Connie's Pizza is at 2373 S. Archer Avenue.
For preparation, I'd like you to read http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/converacademlangdisti.html, an article by Jim Cummins, and think about: what is the relationship of BICS to CALPS and, given that relationship, how do activities such as informal discussions, skits, drama, and writing, e.g., journal entries, about fine arts experiences assist students? Please post a response to this question before our class on March 12 above (click Discussion tab above).Wonderful event to attend for class (and free)
We are taking student teachers to this, and it would you the opportunity to learn more about Facing History, Facing Ourselves. Email to make a reservation if you can attend--I promise we will not get kicked out of this one! And it will be excellent.
Facing History:
Sonia Nazario in Conversation with Alex Kotlowitz
Facing History and Ourselves is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping educators and students engage in a study of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide to consider the connections between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.
Wednesday, March 25 at 5:30 pm
Whitney Young Magnet High School
211 S. Laflin Street, Chicago
RSVP: www.facinghistory.org/ chicagoevents
Free admission, reservations required
Agenda March 5
NPR story on Rafe Esquith, the author of the chapter on the Hobart Shakespearians
QUIZ 3 will NOT be on March 12 but on March 26.
Cambridge Student Guides to Shakespeare
House on Mango Street after-school Workshop
April 15th, 4:30-7:00pm
Bucktown/Wicker Park Branch Chicago Public Library
RSVP online
This workshop follows Sandra Cisneros' April 14th evening appearance at the Harold Washington Library - if you're interested in attending her talk please email program assistant Naomi Kane at naomi_kane@facing.org.
RSVP online
Class Thursday, March 26
April 2 Agenda
April 2 ppt
April 2 Collaborative Writing. Using GoogleDocs, we will be creating and editing an entry for the Bilingual Education Program newsletter, sharing the various teacher workshops and other events we have been attending and highlighting the many fine arts opportunities for Chicago area pre- and in-service teachers.
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